After years of minimal improvements in the smartphone market, Samsung
finally shook things up by replacing some box-edged screens with a curvy
display.
While the feature's actual functionality is pretty minimal, its neat
aesthetics have proven popular enough for the company to contemplate
ditching standard displays
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/smartphones/news/a804030/could-samsungs-gala
xy-s8-spell-the-end-for-flat-screens/> altogether.
Before that happens, though, rival Apple could be looking to get in on the
edgy fun.
The Cupertino company has been granted a new patent for "electronic devices
with sidewall displays", filed in April of last year.
It suggests future iPhones
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/feature/a670501/iphone-7-release-date-
rumours-news-specs-price-and-everything-you-need-to-know/> could come with
curved screens, with the document indicating edge displays may function as
virtual buttons, virtual switches or information displays that are
supplemental to front side displays.
Basically, a potential iPhone with edge display would work just like
Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/smartphones/review/a784219/samsung-galaxy-s7
-edge-review/> or the Galaxy Note 7
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/smartphones/review/a803346/samsung-galaxy-no
te-7-review/> .
As with all of the quadrillion patents Apple files, it's possible this
feature never makes its way to a working iPhone.
With big aesthetic changes expected to come in 2017, though, it would be a
surprise if Apple continued to roll with a standard display.
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